Nickname(s) The Cuckoos Ground Capacity 3000 Founded 1946 | Ground Ty-Isaf Park Chairman Jonathan Smith Capacity 3,000 | |
League Welsh Football League Division Three | ||
Risca United Association Football Club is a football club based in Risca, South Wales. The team play in the Welsh Football League Division One.
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History
Risca United A.F.C. are a Welsh League football club and also play in the FAW and Welsh League Cups. Established in 1946, the Club has a solid grounding within the local community. Nicknamed the "Cuckoos", in keeping with the Town`s legend of the Cuckoo. The club`s motto being plain and simple, "Progress".
The home ground is Ty-Isaf Park, now managed by the club through a long term lease from its owners, Caerphilly County Borough Council. It is undergoing development to improve its facilities, to include seating in its 500 (standing) capacity spectator stand. Floodlights,improved dressing rooms and playing surface are part of the planned developments. The club has its Social H.Q. at Risca Rugby Football Club, a short drive away from the ground.
Supported by Chairman, Jonathan Smith, Secretary, Stuart Luckwell and a hard working Management Committee, the club has two senior teams competing in The Welsh Football League, an under 19s Youth side also competes in the Welsh Youth Cup and the Youth Division of the Welsh Football League.
Risca United are also affiliated to the Clubs for Young People Wales (previously the Boys & Girls Clubs of Wales). Three of its players gaining CYP Welsh Caps at under 18 level in season 2011–12.
The club have been in partnership with Coleg Gwent Crosskeys Football Academy for the last seven years and now hope to develop a strong Junior section by joining with local junior Club, Cwmcarn Athletic to become its Nursery club, thereby providing coached football for youngsters from under 10 through to Youth and Senior Levels.